Fire On Bavaria 44 2004

[antrob]

Not sure where best to post this, however just wanted to let people know. Last Year while at anchor in a bay our Quick shore power battery charger (I think original fitting) caught fire at 3am.  Fire started inside the unit.  This was our first outing in the boat - needless to say fitting of smoke detectors was raised immediately up the priority list.  I am surprised these aren't fitted as standard.

[tckearney]

I also wondered why these aren't fitted.  In my last boat (an old Verl 900)  I had one with a piece of coax stripped back a couple of inches one end, wired across the smoke alarm test button and into the bilge.  This then also acted as a bilge alarm

[Impavidus]

Agree!!! Smoke, Co2 and gas alarms should be standard on boats.

Ant.

[Salty]

I'll bet it was your spellchecker Ant wot dunnit, but I'd leave the 2 out and go for CO (carbon monoxide) alarm !!

[Impavidus]